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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths (Pyraloidea) » Crambid Snout Moths (Crambidae) » Pyraustinae
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Unknown caterpillar
Copyright © 2022 Leslie Goethals

Unknown caterpillar
Eastern Sierra, Mono County, California, USA
June 22, 2021
~7100' elevation. Micromoth?

Plant: Dorr's Purple Sage (Salvia dorii)
Unknown caterpillar feeding on the waning flower heads.

Caterpillar color had hints of pastel green and light purple, blending in with the base of the flowers.

Pyrausta lethalis is a common moth at this location, wondering if this might be the cat?! There are no other mints at this location.

This is the same type of cat as the other I just posted but this is a different caterpillar & shows the head.

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Contributed by Leslie Goethals on 23 January, 2022 - 12:22pm
Last updated 14 May, 2023 - 11:17am

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